Fans blasted AC/DC for making "a horribly bad move" and told how they have lost respect the band.

Many insisted Brian could not be replaced with Axl and vowed to try and sell tickets for their upcoming shows.

The announcement saw Axl Rose trending on Twitter.

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“You just cannot replace Brian with someone like Axl Rose. It will not be ACDC sounding AT ALL”

Angry fan Edward Ferraro Jr.

Johnson joined AC/DC in 1980 following the death of original singer Bon Scott.

However some fans said Axl was the perfect replacement to "honour" the now-ex AC/DC rocker.

The band kick off the European leg of their tour on May 7 in Lisbon, Portugal, before arriving in the UK on June 4 to play The Stadium at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London and the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on June 9.

can't wait to see axl rose replacing the lead singer of ac/dc. said no one ever